Sue Kullen

Sue Kullen is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 27B in Calvert County. Kullen was originally appointed to the seat in 2004, and elected in 2006. She served on the Health and Government Operations Committee from 2004 to 2011 and as President of the Women Legislators of Maryland, a nonpartisan committee of state legislators, from 2009 to 2011. In 2014, Kullen ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates in District 27C, losing to incumbent Mark Fisher.

Career Member of House of Delegates August 4, 2004 - January 12, 2011 Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 2007–2011 Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2004–2011 health occupations subcommittee, 2005 long-term care subcommittee, 2005 minority health disparities subcommittee, 2005–2011 pharmaceuticals subcommittee, 2005–06 insurance subcommittee, 2007–2011 Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2005–2011 Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 2007–2011 Member, Agricultural Stewardship Commission, 2005–06 Vice-Chair, Southern Maryland Delegation, 2006–2011 Chair, Calvert County Delegation, 2007–2011 Member, Maryland Educators Caucus, 2005–2011 Maryland Green Caucus, 2005–2011 Maryland Labor Caucus, 2005–2011 Maryland Rural Caucus, 2005–2011 Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2005–2011 Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005–2011 President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2009–2011 member, 2005–2011 executive board, 2006–2011 2nd vice-president, 2007–08 Member and Vice-Chair, Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, 1993–2003 Executive Board, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2004–2011 Member, Steering Committee, Juvenile Drug Court, Calvert County, 2005 Governor's Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, 2006–2011 Working Waterfront Commission, 2007–2011

Legislative Notes Voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000 Voted for Jessica’s Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007 Voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008 Voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland’s drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009 Voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland’s budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State’s aging fleet, 2009

Delegate Kullen has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Calvert County. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education.